Department of Economics

Offering graduate and undergraduate programs in general economics, development economics, gender analysis in economics, financial economic policy, applied economics, and international economics.

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202-885-3770

Fax: 202-885-3790

econ@american.edu

Kreeger , Room 104

Economics 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016-8029 United States

Recent Achievements

Selected Publications

Mary Eschelbach Hansen (with Erin E. George and Julie Lyn Routzahn), "Debt Tolerance, Gender, and the Great Recession," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 2018.

Boris Gershman (with Diego Rivera), "Subnational diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from a new dataset," Journal of Development Economics, 2018.

Xuguang Simon Sheng (with Ezgi Ozturk), "Measuring Global and Country-specific Uncertainty," forthcoming in Journal of International Money and Finance.

Paul Sullivan (with Kamila Sommer), "Implications of US Tax Policy for House Prices, Rents, and Homeownership," American Economic Review, February 2018.

Natalia Radchenko (with Pierre-Andre Chiappori and Bernard Salanie), "Divorce and the duality of marital payoff" . Review of Economics of the Household.

AU Economists in the News

Mary Hansen in The Washington Post
(03/08/2018) "Leadership at Fed's regional banks is getting more diverse. But there's still work to do, report argues."

Boris Gershman in Seeker
(01/08/2018) Labeling Women Witches Remains a Powerful Tool for Social Stigmatization

Boris Gershman in Bild
(12/26/2017) "Hexenjagd im 21. Jahrhundert"

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Prestigious Gender Equality Econ Conference at AU

Student in SIS building, in front of hallway and doors.

First Generation, Next Generation: Yami Payano Organizes and Connects

CAS Students Complete American Economic Association Program

A Career in Economics: It's Much More than You Think

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Much more than finance, banking, business and government, a degree in economics is useful to all individuals and can lead to many interesting career choices. These four diverse individuals offer their insights on how a background in economics can be a tool for solving very human problems.